How about a price cut? I would love to see the Mac mini go back down to $499. I think it would also serve Apple well to have an iMac at $999. Don't they know these are hard times?

If (if...) a new Mini is announced, prices of the old models remaining in stock will be slashed. Good news for any one wanting a Mini and not wanting whatever the future Mini - if there is to be one - beholds; so it might be as well to remain patient for a couple of weeks at least until the myth is debunked.

And BanditBill, Canada may be fortunate in not showing signs of the downturn, but those of us who live in a more international commercial kampfplatz are certainly seeing the cracks in the wall. Our clients aren't exactly from the hard-up strata of society but we're down 90% on orders. Fortunately for me, my company is a retirement hobby; less fortunate are my employees..._________________Mac+, SE30, Classic, 4400 (metal), 603, LC475, iMac bondi (3), iBk orange. In use: iBk 'ice' G3/500, PB12" G4, Mini C2D 1.83, MacBkPro 13", WiFi hub, 1 mouse & 1 keyb thru Teleport, 3 Acer 19", 1 Acer 23"

Any guesses on what the top CPU speed of the Mini will become? 2.2GHz? 2.4GHz?

I'm thinking 2.0GHz and 2.4GHz will be the speeds. I could be wrong, but I don't think Intel does a 2.2GHz in the newer chip. It's a shame about the hard drives though. I think the Mac minis should be coming with 160GB or 250GB drives these days. It will also be a little embarrassing if they put a Combo Drive in the entry-level model.

A little more standard RAM would have been nice too. Then again, who's going to buy 4GB from Apple at the prices they are asking? That's where I plan to go with my Mac mini. Oh well, I hope they get announced today. I've been waiting for a very long time for this update.